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Deepak chop Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A light or the light?
My dear teachers,
I am walking with a friend in a park at night and suddenly I see a light. I turn to my friend and say to him:
"My friend! Do you see a light?"
"My friend! Do you see the light?"
Either is right, yes? "The" just makes it more definite (THAT light)?
Thank you
I am walking with a friend in a park at night and suddenly I see a light. I turn to my friend and say to him:
"My friend! Do you see a light?"
"My friend! Do you see the light?"
Either is right, yes? "The" just makes it more definite (THAT light)?
Thank you
Top answer
Yes, either. But most natural is '. .
- Yes, either.
- But most natural is '.
- .
- '.
- In English culture, we do not usually address our friends as 'my friend' in a context like this.
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Yes, either. But most natural is '. . . that light...'.
In English culture, we do not usually address our friends as 'my friend' in a context like this.
In English culture, we do not usually address our friends as 'my friend' in a context like this.
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CliveYes, either. But most natural is '. . . that light...'.Thank you very much.
CliveIn English culture, we do not usually address our friends as 'my friend' in a context like this.Thank you for that, I shall be mindful of that in the future!
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deepak chopDo you see the light?"I ask my friend if he can see the same light I am looking at.
deepak chopDo you see a light?"1. I am testing my friend's ability to see as well as I do. I question if I'm really seeing a light. Am I imagining something?
2. I am preparing to ask him what the source of the light is
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